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Lobstar Tales from the factory and the treesThu, 22 Feb 2018 06:50:12 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com/https://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.pngthelobstarhttps://thelobstar.wordpress.com
Lobstar Photobombhttps://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/lobstar-photobomb/
https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/lobstar-photobomb/#respondSun, 19 May 2013 17:28:38 +0000http://thelobstar.wordpress.com/?p=89248964We can’t help but think that the Art Department on Madmen might have seen the Lobstar.

]]>https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/lobstar-photobomb/feed/0thelobstar222021_481655485237583_2003671321_n970751_481656205237511_1403524179_nLobstar in St. Luciahttps://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/lobstar-in-st-lucia/
https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/lobstar-in-st-lucia/#respondSat, 05 Jan 2013 17:33:03 +0000http://thelobstar.wordpress.com/?p=89248968This family just won a Lobstar T-Shirt. “Your lobstar made it all the way to the caribbean — in St. Lucia.”

]]>https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/200200-we-made-it/feed/0thelobstar479741_411823158887483_70888903_nSerendipity & Small businesshttps://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/serendipity-small-business-2/
https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/serendipity-small-business-2/#respondSat, 24 Dec 2011 18:49:34 +0000http://lobstar.posterous.com/serendipity-small-businessAs I came home from bringing my daughters to the local crystal dolphin purveyor, I noticed my Sister-in-law, my nephew Patrick and my Mom walking onto the beach. We stopped and I thought it would be worth bringing a couple of Lobstars out onto the beach for a potential Photo Op. Well, turns out some other ecentric folks in the area had fashioned a make-shift Christmas Tree out of a piece of timber that had floated onto the beach. Shells balancing from branches old crab claws jammed onto nubs of an old pine.

These are the sort of things that make us believe in this idea. Not to mention the fact that there are more than 120 of these things gracing trees nationwide.

]]>https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/serendipity-small-business-2/feed/0thelobstarWill this be the Year?https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/will-this-be-the-year/
https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/will-this-be-the-year/#respondFri, 16 Dec 2011 01:47:00 +0000http://lobstar.posterous.com/will-this-be-the-yearSo for the past two seasons we have been making these things. Each year I have bought all the supplies and thought I would be sitting here around now thinking I will have Lobstars in my basement forever. But here it is December 15 and we are sold out. So the biggest question is does it remain a small little business, do we go out and find a partner, do we find the money and partner with someone overseas directly. Do we fill a container? Do we call up
]]>https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/will-this-be-the-year/feed/0thelobstarThe Official Christmas Tree Provider of The Lobstarhttps://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/the-official-christmas-tree-provider-of-the-l/
https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/the-official-christmas-tree-provider-of-the-l/#respondFri, 25 Nov 2011 20:35:00 +0000http://lobstar.posterous.com/the-official-christmas-tree-provider-of-the-lLast year I stopped by Ice House Christmas Trees and met the owner Eric and mentioned selling The Lobstar there. We’ll after the Turkey yesterday I received an email from said Christmas Tree purveyor, and low and behold there are now 4 of these Lobstars sitting there waiting to be part of your Christmas tradition. Thanks Eric for being willing to have us and I hope the Christmas Season is full of good tidings.

This whole small business thing has so many great benefits, but with it comes an incredible amount of trust from the customer. People place orders and then you need to fullfill them. Only issue is Christmas stuff isn’t around all year long, and finding the Lobsters is not exactly that easy either.

Last year I found myself in dire need of stars and travelling to every Home Depot or any other store trying to buy up as many stars as i could. This year it was trying to find a vendor to buy them directly. Once we found a supplier it took months to get them to the Lobstarfactory.

So this post goes out to the folks that purchased Lobstars months ago, thank you for working with us, and understanding we make these things ourselves. From the star, to threading the pipecleaners through the body of the opaque Lobstar(which I have gotten much better at), to screenprinting the boxes, then wrapping them and shipping them. Thank you for supporting us, and after a weekend of making a bunch we actually have quite a few in stock.

]]>https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/patience-is-a-virtue-and-much-appreciated/feed/0thelobstarMarch Forward | Loading the traps | Rockporthttps://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2011/03/13/march-forward-loading-the-traps-rockport/
https://thelobstar.wordpress.com/2011/03/13/march-forward-loading-the-traps-rockport/#respondSun, 13 Mar 2011 23:25:00 +0000http://lobstar.posterous.com/march-forward-loading-the-traps-rockportMarch is here, St Paddy’s is only a few days from now. So we taped a Lobstar sign on the car and went for a drive out to the Atlantic. This song came onto the radio, and it seemed appropriate to share. Some facts about this track “The song’s title appears nowhere in its lyrics; it is more easily remembered by the first line of chorus: “Stop, children, what’s that sound?”. It was/is known as a protest song, but theres none of that sentiment in this moment, more just sharing a glimpse of what happens when you love what your making, and have a chance to stop and look at whats going down.